Tikka T1X

[68hoyt]

Same mags acting up ?
Make sure there are no burrs in the mag well
No burrs on the mag body
No burrs inside the mag body , follower
There has to be a reason only those mags are acting up

 

[Jgunner]

Small issue I am having with my .22. Occasionally when the rounds are feeding out of certain magazines they sit almost horizontal without the slight angle needed to feed into the chamber. With my factory mags sometimes I can hook my fingernail on the rim and pull it back or bang it on the stock and it sorts itself out. With my NDR 15 round mag when it does it I usually have to a take a round or two out.

I'm shooting CCI Standard Velocity so maybe not the best feeding ammo. I pulled apart one of the mags to see if I could clean it, didn't help.

Has anyone else encountered this? Can a person adjust the position of the mag well or anything like that?

I have the same issue

 

[Rodney65]

Same mags acting up ?
Make sure there are no burrs in the mag well
No burrs on the mag body
No burrs inside the mag body , follower
There has to be a reason only those mags are acting up

My NDR mag is metal and no burrs. It started out great and now it almost doesn't work. At first it was just one factory mag and then others started doing it. I took a couple apart (bit of a pain) and didn't notice anything. I thought they would be full of lead residue or something.

They just don't seem have the required nose up orientation. If I try to force it closed the bullet will get a notch pressed into the bottom from the edge of the chamber. Not all the time but pretty frequently.

 

[Jgunner]

My NDR mag is metal and no burrs. It started out great and now it almost doesn't work. At first it was just one factory mag and then others started doing it. I took a couple apart (bit of a pain) and didn't notice anything. I thought they would be full of lead residue or something.

They just don't seem have the required nose up orientation. If I try to force it closed the bullet will get a notch pressed into the bottom from the edge of the chamber. Not all the time but pretty frequently.

Is yours in a different stock than factory? Mine is in a krg, wondered if that plays a part

 

[68hoyt]

Loosen the bolts on the mag well and play with the distance fore and aft to the breech , if you have removed the mag well you may have replaced it to far back

 

[ma smith]

Loosen the bolts on the mag well and play with the distance fore and aft to the breech , if you have removed the mag well you may have replaced it to far back

+1 adjustable magwell chk

 

[Rodney65]

Is yours in a different stock than factory? Mine is in a krg, wondered if that plays a part

Factory stock until my Bravo gets here next week.

 

[Rodney65]

Loosen the bolts on the mag well and play with the distance fore and aft to the breech , if you have removed the mag well you may have replaced it to far back

I have not intentionally moved it but I have taken it out of the stock a few times and may have bumped it. Thanks for the tip, I will definitely try that.

 

[Emerson0311]

Small issue I am having with my .22. Occasionally when the rounds are feeding out of certain magazines they sit almost horizontal without the slight angle needed to feed into the chamber. With my factory mags sometimes I can hook my fingernail on the rim and pull it back or bang it on the stock and it sorts itself out. With my NDR 15 round mag when it does it I usually have to a take a round or two out.

I'm shooting CCI Standard Velocity so maybe not the best feeding ammo. I pulled apart one of the mags to see if I could clean it, didn't help.

Has anyone else encountered this? Can a person adjust the position of the mag well or anything like that?

It does have some adjustability, but not much. I have 2 of those mags that never worked properly in my T1X that is now sold. $220 in sunk cost.

 

[Rodney65]

It does have some adjustability, but not much. I have 2 of those mags that never worked properly in my T1X that is now sold. $220 in sunk cost.

When I went to check last night of course it fed fine in the house from all my magazines. I did loosen the magwell and push it as close to the chamber as possible so I will see if the issue ever comes up again.

 

[Rodney65]

Seems to feed fine now. Shooting pretty well too, at least for me. All CCI Standard Velocity. I hadn't checked the action screw torque before this and setting them both at 30" pounds seemed to help.

I shot these groups then hit four shotshells at 150 yards with six rounds in a breeze so I'll take that.

 

[Rodney65]

Pretty plain and boring but here's a picture after installing it in its new Bravo stock to help keep this thread going.

Torqued the action screws to 50" lbs. so I will see what sort of results that yields. If anyone has any particular luck with specific torque values with this setup feel free to share them.

I don't imagine it could possibly shoot any better in this stock but it makes for a better practice rifle for my centerfire Tikkas in KRG stocks.